THE AUVSI CASCADE CHAPTER WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE NORTHWEST UNITED STATES TO SHARE THE IDEALS OF AUVSI WITH LOCAL INDUSTRIES, ACADEMIA, AND GOVERNMENT. THE ASSOCIATION FOR UNMANNED VEHICLES SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL IS FORMED TO: (A) PROVIDE AN ORGANIZATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A COMMON INTEREST IN UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND WHO WISH TO FOSTER AND EXPAND THE DOMAIN OF UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS, (B) ADVANCE THE TECHNOLOGY, (C) EXCHANGE IDEAS AND INFORMATION IN THE FIELD OF UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND TO RECOGNIZE THE ADVANCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS THERETO, (D) PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE FIELD OF UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS, AND (E) DOCUMENT THE HISTORY OF UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS.